Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-05-06
Letter from Washisston.
wAsHrSoros, D. c.,
May 8, 1887.

EdH0rs he9s3eTs--tne asuuhutnS
statement Is made by the officials Of the
Treasury Department. that the receipts
Of the government for the month of
April were over sixteen millionso OF dol
lars more than the expenses; in other
words the government saved over six
teen million dollars inone month. The
sum Is so vast that one can hardly real
lie it. This moneyis withdrawn from
our already too limited circulation. and
il does not take very wise man TO see
that unless something il done that we
will have a panic to which that OF 1873
and the following years can have no
comparison. And in the face Of this
calamity the Republicans and few
Randall Democrats in the last Congress
absolutely refused to do anything in the
way Of reducing taxation. 1t is said
that the President will cali Congress
together IN special session In October to
remedy this evil. but whether anything
e4u NC uOuc Win Isauunit ohu t"O AsN
publlcans standing together to resist
the wishes Of the people is very doubt
full question. | am glad to be able TO
say that every Democratic Congressman
from West Virginia is i'm favor of rad
ical reduction IN taxes, thing which Is
bound to be done sooner or later
The President bit the Southern Pa
cific Railroad Company blow between
the eyes this week. In 1874 Guilford
Miller settled on some land on the line
of that road, erected house and other
improvements, and has been farming 1t
ever since. A short time ago the rail-
road company laid claim to the land OF
Miller and other settlers, and the At
torney General of the United States de-
cided that legally the rvilroad was enti-
tied to the same. The case was sent to
the President for final action, and he
has just written letter In which he
SAYS that while the railroad company
may have had the ownership of the land
at one time, by allowing the settlers to
live on and improve 1t for SO many
years they should be compelled to select
government land of like area where
there are no settlers. This is an old
game of the railroad company's in the
West, and every ore is glad to see them
foiled at last.
General Booth, the high muck-a-
muck Of the Salvation Army, arrived
in the city Saturday night, and the res
ident soldiers met him at the depot with
tambourines, bugles, &c. When he
alighted from the train he was received
with kisses from the ladies and cheers
from the men, and big rally at the
hall followed. The nightly parades Of
the army is one OF the features of WASH
ington just now. Taken all in all the
Salvation Army is queer crowd.
Among the many prominent and
once wealthy people who are now hold
ing minor positions under the govern
ment may be mentioned the widow of
General George E. Pickett, who led the
memorable Confederate charge at Get
tysburg. To-day, just risen from an
alarming attack of Illness, she is living
in quiet way in retired part of the
city. During the season she receives
men of prominence in civil, military.
an6 naval circles, and her parlors are
brilliant with ladies of culture and re-
finement.
The Commission appointed by the
President to investigate the Pacific
railroads are getting some very inter-
esting testimony. Mr.. C. P. Hunting
ton, vice-president of the Central Pa
cific, testified the other day that they
paid Washington lobbyists $4,000 a
year for their services, and that in eleven
years it has cost these roads $4,000, 900
for general, legal and miscellaneous
expenses" Of the most shadowy char
acter, and Of which no itemized ac-
counts are kept. Taking all these things
into consideration it is no wonder that
Senator Beck's bill to prevent Senators
or members of Congress acting as attoro
neys for railroad companies could not
be passed, for there are too many prom
inent men in both parties employed in
this manner to think of passing such
bill.
A war Is now being made on the
pool-rooms in this city by the moral
'people,of the District. Pools are sold
on base ball, on horse races, and in fact
on anything that the sharpers can think
about. The worst feature OF the pool
business is that it is mainly kept up by
boys and those who are least able to
stand the loss of their small wages. In
police raid on an uptown pool room
short time ago the great majority of all
the persons caught were boys from six
teen to twenty years Of age.
Washington promises to be very lively
this week. We have base ball games
every day, horse races four days, and
Forepaugh's circus for two days; and If
that is not enough Patti makes her fare
we'll appearance before sailing for Eu-
rope, seats for which were sold from
three to ten dollars. s. WI.
Henry j. Peters died In Milwaukee